Table of contents

AIntroduction

2

Dear Philips customer, .................................................................................... 2

Specifications

3

Supplied accessories

3

Important notes regarding operation

4

Special functions of your new video recorder

5

Important information for customers in Great Britain

6

BConnecting the video recorder

7

Preparing the remote control for operation

7

Connecting your video recorder to the TV set

7

Connecting with a scart cable

8

Connecting without a scart cable

9

Connecting additional devices

10

CInstalling your video recording ... 11

Initial installation

11

Decoder allocation

12

Manual TV channel search

13

Using the satellite receiver

14

Automatic TV channel search (Autoinstall)

15

Monitor function

16

Sorting and clearing TV channels manually

16

Setting the time and date

18

DImportant notes for operation ....

19

Navigation in the screen menu

19

EPlayback

20

Playing cassettes

20

Playing back NTSC cassettes

21

Displaying current tape position

21

Searching for a tape position with picture (scanning)

22

Still picture / slow motion

22

Searching for tape position without picture (forward wind and

 

rewind)

23

Instant View

23

Automatic search for a tape position (index search)

23

Automatic search for a blank space on the tape

24

FEliminating picture interference . 25

Optimising tracking

25

Optimising still picture

25

GManual recording

26

General information

26

Recording without automatic switch-off

26

Recording with automatic switch-off (OTR One-Touch-Recording) . 27

Preventing accidental erasing of cassettes

27

Lining up recordings (assemble cut)

27

Selecting the recording speed (SP or LP)

28

Automatic controlled recording from a satellite receiver (RECORD

 

LINK)

29

HProgramming a recording

 

(TIMER)

30

General information

30

Programming a recording (with 'VIDEO Plus+')

30

Problems and solutions for programmed recordings

32

Programming a recording (without VIDEO Plus+)

32

Problem solving for programmed recordings

34

Programming a recording with 'TURBO TIMER'

35

Problems and solutions for programmed recordings

36

How to check, change or delete a programmed recording (TIMER) . 37

IOther functions

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Changing the video (colour) system

38

Child lock

39

Switching the on-screen display (OSD) off or on

40

Switch off the clock display

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Continuous playback

42

Automatic switch-off

43

Selecting the sound channel

43

JSuppressing interference

44

Optimising the modulator

44

Switching the modulator on / off

45

KBefore you call an engineer

46

HOTLINE telephone numbers

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